Walker rescued west of Anvil Point

 

A walker enjoying a dry day , slipped west of Anvil Point this morning. 

Both Swanage and St Albans Coastguard teams were tasked to assist and bring the walker to safety. 

With the assistance of the County Park Rangers the walker was stretched to a vehicle and then to a warm place of safety to wait for an ambulance.  The Coastguard teams provided first aid until the arrival of a critical care team tasked due to the injuries which were believed to be a fracture and dislocation. 

The coastal path remains very wet and muddy and care should be taken following the recent weather. 

999 Coastguard. 

History turns back up

 

The team were called out yesterday (Wednesday) after a member of the public out walking discovers an object on the beach and was concerned it was a piece of ordnance. 

The item was discovered at South Beach Studland after the recent storms took more of the cliff line away. 

The person reported their find to the National Trust who cordoned off part of the beach and contacted the emergency services. 

The Coastguard team attended and took measurements and photos which were sent to the bomb disposal team to assess. 

Due to the darkness and location the item was marked and the team were requested to attend in the morning again.  The team attended and confirmed the item was still there.  A bomb disposal team from the Royal Navy attended from Portsmouth and assessed the item. 

Thankfully the item was discovered only to be part of a previous piece of ordnance and no longer contained anything dangerous.  The item was removed to ensure it caused no further calls. 

The experts considered this to be part of a previously detonated World War Two parachute mine.  A mine was detonated in Swanage bay in 2009 after being discovered by divers.  It was believed to have been dropped on the approach to Poole harbour in the 1940’s.  Back in 2009 a Royal Navy team denoted the found item and this may have been part of that device. 

Slip watch 2023

 

The consequences of the recent storms have started to impact our coast line. 

After heavy rain and rough seas the team were called out again this morning to look at the cliffs and report on any slips. 

Several slips have happened in the Burlington Chine area with a wall collapsed and also below Highcliffe Road. 

 At present small areas have been cordoned off for safety with the areas being monitored for the next few days. 

There still remains a lot of debris in the water to the north of the bay so for swimmers and surfers please take care. 

In a coastal emergency call 999 and ask for Coastguard. 

Land Slip

 This evening the team have been tasked to investigate a landslip below Highcliffe road. 

Following the recent bad weather a rock fall was located behind the beach huts. 

Further up towards Burlington Chine a further slip was discovered and part of a wall has collapsed. 

The area has been cordoned off until daylight and a better assessment can be made. 

We would ask people to be careful in these areas and in an emergency call 999 and ask for the Coastguard. 

Sea defence

 

Today the team assisted the council in restoring the sea defences follow Storm Ciaran hit the UK. 

Over night several very large concrete blocks were pushed out causing gaps for the sea to breech at the next tide. 

The team provided a cordon to allow a safe working area with the work completed in time for the high tide. 

The team then checked the beach area to check what was being washed up and located this debris from the beach huts staging.  With sea conditions bad the council removed this later in the day.